Lanark is the traditional market town of Clydesdale, and its livestock auction market on the eastern side remains one of the busiest in Scotland. Sale days bring floats and trailers from a wide area, and the surrounding roads carry farm traffic all year.
The A73 runs through the High Street, meeting the A72 from the Clyde valley and the A70 heading towards Ayrshire and Edinburgh. None of these is a fast road, and the M74 is several miles to the west. Housing sites on the edge of town, sand and gravel working in the valley and seasonal surfacing on the A-roads account for most of the remaining sweeping work.
Coverage in and around Lanark
Kirkfieldbank, New Lanark, Braidwood, Cartland, Carstairs, Carnwath and Forth are covered alongside Lanark, and Douglas and Rigside can be discussed. Operators usually approach from the M74 corridor or from Wishaw and Motherwell. Outlying villages on the moorland roads take longer to reach, so allow for that when choosing the length of hire.